3rd Edition
by Peter H Werner (Author), Lori H Williams (Author), Tina J Hall (Author)
This third edition of Teaching Children Gymnastics
will help you tailor a gymnastics program to your teaching situation
while combining the best facets of developmental skills, health-related
fitness, and conceptual learning based on process characteristics of
body, space, effort, and relationships. Internationally renowned author
and educator Peter Werner and coauthors Lori Williams and Tina Hall
guide you through the process of teaching gymnastics skills and then
linking those skills into sequences.
Having conducted workshops
at all levels, the three authors combine decades’ worth of gymnastics
knowledge and teaching experience. In this book, they offer updated and
new material, including
• a chapter on designing gymnastics sequences;
• sections on behavior management, inclusion, and advocacy;
• information on scope and sequence for grades K to 5;
• information based on revised national standards, assessment, and designing of gymnastics sequences; and
• additional learning experiences, plus ideas for creating more learning experiences.
You will find real-life scenarios that will help you apply the
material, and you will learn how to create a positive learning
environment for your students. Chapter objectives, summaries, and
reflection questions enhance the learning experience.
Part I of Teaching Children Gymnastics
provides an overview of developmentally appropriate gymnastics,
exploring why it should be part of a high-quality elementary physical
education program and how the instructional approach used in the book
differs from the traditional approach used in physical education. The
material in part I will help you plan your program, incorporate it into
your curriculum, and assess your students.
Part II
provides great learning experiences for the skill themes of traveling,
statics, and rotation. Each skill theme is broken into categories that
help children acquire the skills they need to learn. It’s in this
portion that they develop sequences that integrate all the skills they
have learned. The authors also supply an appendix with forms and
handouts, cutting down your preparation time.
Teaching Children Gymnastics
is a great tool for novice and experienced teachers alike. More than
that, it’s the perfect resource for opening up the fun and exciting
world of gymnastics to youngsters who are always looking for an excuse
to perform just the types of skills that they will learn—and design
sequences for—through this book.
